Industrial Control Electronics [Hardcover]

Terry L.M. Bartelt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1401862926 | ISBN-13: 978-1401862923 | Publication Date: May 3, 2005 | Edition: 3

This new edition continues to provide state-of-the-art coverage of the entire spectrum of industrial control, from servomechanisms to instrumentation. Material on the components, circuits, instruments, and control techniques used in today's industrial automated systems has been fully updated to include new information on thyristors and sensor interfacing and updated information on AC variable speed drives. Following an overview of an industrial control loop, readers may delve into individual sections that explore each element of the loop in detail. This logical format offers the flexibility needed to use the book effectively in a variety of courses, from electric motors to servomechanisms, programmable controllers, and more!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 616 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 3 edition (May 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401862926
• ISBN-13: 978-1401862923
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Descriptive Non-mathematical Approach, June 24, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Industrial Control Electronics (Hardcover)

Intended for use in an electronics based industrial/manufacturing course, this is an introductory text on process control. It stresses a hands-on operational approach rather than concentrating on mathematical design. The 24 chapters (including one chapter on the CD) can be conbined in various ways to teach courses in several areas including: electrical motors, solid-state variable-speed drives, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), servomechanisms, sensors, and various specialty areas such as instrumentation or process control.

In the PLC area, the Allen-Bradley SLC-500 is used for examples. This provides a consistency with the equipment used in today's education and training program.

In addition to the chapter on practical applications, the CD that comes with the book also includes a lab manual so the student does not need to purchase another book. The publisher also provides additional material related to this title on their web site, however as of yet the on-line material still refers to the second edition rather than to this new third.

This book is well thought out, it's approach is sound. Very little mathematics are used in the book, it is more of a descriptive, hands on book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great unit, October 1, 2009

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Ricky D. Nelson "Rick55" (Richland ,WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Industrial Control Electronics (Hardcover)

This is a well written and thought out book very good coverage of the subject matter...

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars crap, May 5, 2010

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Ryan Wood "RDW" (Grand Forks, ND USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Industrial Control Electronics (Hardcover)

The Author goes into extensive detail and tends to go on and on and on. Its definitely not a light read and its very hard to follow. The diagrams are not labeled very well and rather simple and stupid. Definitely not a good resource book or to keep forever. He doesn't explain things in black and white and tends to drift off on tangents in which you get lost in. I loved the class but hated the book. The book could have been written a lot clearer and to the point. If you don't have a PhD, good luck.